Link To Bible
by thomask777 · Uncategorized
Links bible-references in posts automatically to the appropriate bible-verse(s) at bibleserver.com.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
B 84/100
no flags
Active installs
100+
≈200 estimated
Momentum
-12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Rating quality scores 62/100. Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
84 health vs 58 average across 25,754 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 13.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,773 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 137 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.1★ over 10 reviews, smoothed to 4.10★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
36
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
10%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| bible reference your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bible references | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| bible verse your tag | #3 | #3 | 0 |
| bibel your tag | #3 | #2 | 0 |
| bible your tag | #4 | #3 | down 2 |
| bible links | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| bible post | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| verse of the day | #9 | #6 | 0 |
| webservice | #11 | #9 | 0 |
| verse | #19 | #10 | down 2 |
| verses | #17 | #10 | down 2 |
| verse reference | #10 | #5 | 0 |
| bibleserver.com your tag | Not checked yet | ||
22 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 12 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Your five tags are all earning their place. Each gets you onto page 1 of its own search, so none is worth giving up. “webservice”, “verses” and “verse” (#11, #17 and #19 untagged) would be the next worth testing if a slot frees up.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 486 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
5mo ago
latest release · v3.1.0 · 17 Jun 2026
37
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 59% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band yesterday and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 25 Nov 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Anselm4.2y ago
Gutes Plugin mit einem einzigen Problem: Es fehlt die Option, einzelne Beitragstypen auszuschließen, in denen ich keine Verlinkung möchte.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ckping5.2y ago
It works! That is good, because it is the only one providing German Bibles. Suggestion: Add automatic bible-text inserts with formatting options to the block-editor.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hsmith678.4y ago
We uses the plugin since three years and I really like it. It is fast and very usefull. I works as expected in any case. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ missionsquares8.4y ago
Works great and loads super fast! Great Job!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ programmin9.6y ago
It makes blog category listings, and rss feeds load veryy… very…. slowly.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lydiasierre9.9y ago
I use it for my private blog to link the bible references. It always works well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diligent10.0y ago
I installed this plugin this morning. Within an hour the speed of my site began to slow. Then I started having EVERY pingback that’s ever been put on my posts reissued as though done today. Next my site went down giving a 502 gateway error. Fifteen minutes later it came back up, but was with more pingbacks. I called my host and discovered that the plug-in was using 55-60% of the site memory! There were over 400 open connections to the server. I disabled the plugin and those numbers immediately began to drop. I removed the plugin, deleted the pingbacks, and logged out of my site. I logged back in and functionality is back up.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ OviLiz10.2y ago
Would be great if you could add the Romanian VDC. Thank you.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (3.1.0). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Link To Bible <= 2.5.9 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2024-07-06 CVE-2024-37538 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 2.5.9 Patched in 2.5.10
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,312 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "bibel" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-10-31 200+ → 100+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2026-10-28 100+ → 200+ up after 7 days in tier
- 2026-10-21 200+ → 100+ down after 1222 days in tier
- 2023-06-17 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-16 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-15 300+ → 200+ down after 11 days in tier
- 2023-06-04 200+ → 300+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2023-06-03 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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The Word Widget 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Verse of the Day Widget for WP 30+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
Show and Link Bible Verse 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Bible Verse Tooltips – Prodigal Verse — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
Logos Reftagger 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag B -
Bible Verse of the Day 3K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A
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